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Another message from Momma Nature.
And yet in the great lakes we have this from Lake Superior. So, hmmm how is it the arctic is shrinking? Nope!!!
Credit: Radio Canada International
ummmmmmmm.... the Great Lakes aren't in the Arctic there, Vespucci. They each have their own climate.
Not sure why this is such a difficult concept for some people...
From a CBC link related to the above photo:
The arctic air that's settled over much of Canada this February has had a huge impact on Lake Superior. The Canadian Ice Service Agency said on the big lake was almost completely ice-covered a few days ago. A week ago it was 87 per cent ice covered.
"It's as close to 100 per cent as it can get," said Denis Dube, who speaks for the ice service.
"We would put it at 100 per cent if the whole lake would freeze over and the ice would stop moving, but that would be really bad news. That would never happen or, if it did happen, it would be another ice age or something."
Last year, the lake was frozen over in mid-February, he noted. During an average winter the lake would be 36 per cent ice-covered at this time of year.
"It's as close to 100 per cent as it can get," said Denis Dube, who speaks for the ice service.
"We would put it at 100 per cent if the whole lake would freeze over and the ice would stop moving, but that would be really bad news. That would never happen or, if it did happen, it would be another ice age or something."
Last year, the lake was frozen over in mid-February, he noted. During an average winter the lake would be 36 per cent ice-covered at this time of year.